Osiris, the mysterious God

ANCIENT VISITORS - Osiris is one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The oldest reference to Osiris is on the Palermo Stone, which was engraved in the 25th century BC. Osiris was worshipped in many places up to the time when Christianity became a world religion.

According to Plutarch and other ancient sources, Osiris was worshiped because he had taught the - then primitive - Egyptians everything they needed to become an advanced civilization. His teachings included how to grow grain and how to build large structures, but he also gave them laws and taught them how to worship the gods.
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